Velascoa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Trifolieae
Genus: Trifolium
Subgenus: T. subg. Trifolium
Sectio: T. sect. Trifolium

Species: Trifolium stellatum
Name

Trifolium stellatum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 769 (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Trifolium stellatum var. adpressum Turrill, Kew Bull (1924): 327 (1924).
Trifolium stellatum subsp. adpressum (Turrill) Ponert, Feddes Repert. 83: 637 (1973).
Trifolium stellatum var. longiflorum Griseb., Spicil. Fl. Rumel. 1: 19 (1843).
Trifolium stellatum subsp. longiflorum (Griseb.) Ponert, Feddes Repert. 83: 637 (1973).
Trifolium stellatum f. xanthinoides Rohlena, Magyar Bot. Lap. 3: 322 (1905).
Trifolium xanthinoides (Rohlena) A.W.Hill, Index Kewensis, Supp. 6: 212 (1926) [1916-1920].

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Great Britain
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Malta, Sicily), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Serbia & Kosovo, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia).
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Regional: Macaronesia
Canary Islands (Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma), Madeira (Madeira).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
Regional: Caucasus
North Caucasus (Daghestan).
Regional: Western Asia
Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Turkey
Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
California.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 769. Reference page.

Additional references

Authier, P. & Covillot, J. 2011. Catalogue actualisé des plantes de l'île de Rhodes (Grèce). Saussurea 41: 131–170. Full issue PDF; 19 MB Reference page.
Boulos, L. 1999. Flora of Egypt. Volume 1 (Azollaceae – Oxalidaceae). Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing, xv + 419 pp., ISBN 977-5429-14-5. Reference page.
Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2012. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 4: Dicotyledoneae: Fabaceae – Nymphaeaceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0126-1, 431 pp. PDF Reference page.
Zohary, M. & Heller, D. 1984. The genus Trifolium. Jerusalem: The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. ISBN 965-208-056-X Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Trifolium stellatum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Trifolium stellatum. Published online. Accessed: Jun 19 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Trifolium stellatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 19.
Hassler, M. 2021. Trifolium stellatum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Trifolium stellatum. Accessed: 19 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Trifolium stellatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 28-Oct-07.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Stern-Klee
English: Starry clover
français: Trèfle étoilé
Türkçe: Yıldızlı üçgül

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